Mike Patton - A Perfect Place(CD/DVD)
Who listens to movie soundtracks anyway? I’m a huge Star Wars fan but I’ve never sat down to relax, or to rock out for that matter, with the score of The Empire Strikes Back. However if you are going to listen to a soundtrack, listen to the score of A Perfect Place. Mike “The Man of a Thousand Bands” Patton creates a mix of cocktail music and eerie interludes that creates a perfect ambiance for the 25 minute short film A Perfect Place. The way that the is integrated the film is brilliant and no less would be expected from Mike Patton who also performed the vocals of the creatures in the movie I Am Legend.
As for the film itself the story of A Perfect Place revolves around two shiftless layabouts who attempt to bury a body after an “accidental killing.” It works as a short movie and the attempts of humor are decent but would quickly wear thin if the film were any longer. Mostly this is a release for hardcore Patton fans but may also be of interest to indie film makers. (Available April 22nd)
Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction
The story of Soilent Green is an interesting one. Part of Louisiana’s underground death metal scene, the band seems to have a dark spirit following them. The band is still recovering from van crashes in 2001 and 2002, the effects of a murder/suicide involving the bands former bassist Scott Williams in 2004 and the aftermath of hurricane Katrina that that took the life of the band's last singer Glenn Rambo.
The band's latest album is their most brutal yet. Songs like “Blessed in the Arms of Servitude,” and “Superstition Aimed at One’s Skull” are admittedly born from their past. There is no doubt that this is disturbed music from disturbed people. Somehow, the band has survived for two decades and still remains a staple of the metal underground. Rolling Stone Magazine once named them one of “the 25 most influential metal bands.” If you want something that will really rattle your brain this dose of sludge rock/death metal will work. (Released April 15th)
Rush - Snakes and Arrows Live
Tech-rock hero’s Rush capitalize on their return to the mainstream with their fourth live release. The 2 CD live set also precedes the encore round of the bands world tour and focuses on the band's 2007 release Snakes and Arrows. Both the Grammy nominated song “Malignant Narcissism” and the band's latest single “Workin’ Them Angels” are included along with a handful of their classics like “The Spirit of Radio” and the social commentary of “Subdivisions.” Mixed by Richard Chycki the album is as vibrant and mind-blowing as they come.(Released April 8th)
Article comments
1 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
Mike Patton singing for Mondo Cane is pretty damn good as well. Unfortunately, it's a concert we can't see here in the U.S.